Chris Brocoum
About Chris Brocoum
Chris Brocoum serves as the Head of Finance at Protocol Labs, where he focuses on building a finance team to support decentralized cryptonetworks. He has extensive experience in finance roles across various companies, including Lending Club, Visa, and KLA-Tencor.
Work at Protocol Labs
Chris Brocoum has served as the Head of Finance at Protocol Labs since 2018. In this role, he focuses on building a next-generation finance team to tackle the financial challenges associated with deploying large-scale decentralized cryptonetworks. His experience in finance and technology positions him to contribute effectively to the company's objectives.
Previous Experience in Finance
Prior to his current role, Chris Brocoum held several significant positions in finance. He worked at KLA-Tencor as Division Controller from 2003 to 2009, and later at Atmel as Business Unit Controller for 11 months in 2009. He also served as Vice President of Finance at Lending Club from 2013 to 2018, where he developed analytics for the company's marketplace lending platform.
Educational Background
Chris Brocoum has a strong educational background in economics and business. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying from 1996 to 2000. He also achieved two MBAs, one from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business from 2007 to 2008, and another from Columbia Business School from 2007 to 2009.
Entrepreneurial Ventures
While studying at MIT, Chris co-founded a distributed computing startup, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and interest in technology. He also founded Centrata, where he served as Director of Finance from 2000 to 2002. His experience in startups has contributed to his understanding of finance in rapidly evolving environments.
Leadership in Finance Roles
Throughout his career, Chris Brocoum has held leadership roles in finance across various organizations. He was a Senior Business Leader in Finance at Visa from 2011 to 2013 and served as Director of Finance at PlaySpan from 2009 to 2013, where he led Finance & Risk Management until the company was acquired by Visa in 2011.